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SUMMARY:Fourth Wednesday Book Club: The Women We Buried\, The Women We Burned
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Please join us to discuss The Women We Buried, The Women We Burned by Rachel L. Snyder. A riveting memoir of survival, self-discovery, and forgiveness. A piercing account of Snyder’s journey from teenage runaway to reporter on the global epidemic of domestic violence, Women We Buried, Women We Burned is a necessary story of family struggle, female survival, and the transformative power of resilience.
How to Attend
To virtually attend, please Zoom in using room number: 896 7249 9304
Passcode: 403930
More Information
List of 2023-2024 Books
URL:https://esuc.org/event/fourth-wednesday-book-club-the-women-we-buried-the-women-we-burned/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Featured
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SUMMARY:Sacred Stiches
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Are you interested in participating in an arts & crafts group at ESUC? Do you have an unfinished project that you would like to finish while connecting with the community? Do you love to sew, quilt, knit, crochet, embroider, paint, do calligraphy, make jewelry, and more? Would you like to teach or learn these skills? Let’s get together to have fun doing all the things that bring us joy and an opportunity to distress and build community. All ages welcome!
How to Attend
We begin meeting in person at church (North Room) the second week of January, and going forward, meeting on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday 6:30-8:30. People can feel free to "drop in" at any time. We understand that for some folks 6:30 might be a bit too early. And of course, if anyone needs to leave earlier, that is A-OK!
More Information
If at any point someone needs to be “Zoomed” into the room, we can accommodate that. To get on the mailing list, please email Rev. María Cristina.
Event Details
Google Maps offers you door-to-door directions for driving, walking, biking, or public transit.
We have several parking lots. Our upper lot, off SE 32nd Street, is closest to our Sanctuary, it has handicap and stroller parking. There is a roundabout for drop-offs. Our lower, main parking lot is also off SE 32nd Street. There are stairs that will lead you up to the Sanctuary. If that lot is full, there is also street parking on 32nd Street.
Learn more about accessibility at East Shore here.
URL:https://esuc.org/event/sacred-stiches/2024-03-27/
LOCATION:East Shore Unitarian Church\, 12700 SE 32nd Street\, Bellevue\, WA\, 98005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Featured,Learning
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SUMMARY:Mindfulness Meditation
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Members and friends are all invited to experience the power of community breathing together. Caroline Haessly will facilitate 6 sessions without prerequisites. Attend one or several as you wish.
How to Attend
Meet in the sanctuary, first and third Wednesdays. All are welcome. No registration. No cost.
More Information
Email Caroline if you have questions or just drop in.
Optional: bring a yoga mat, blanket, journal and pen. These are free of charge.
Event Details
Google Maps offers you door-to-door directions for driving, walking, biking, or public transit.
We have several parking lots. Our upper lot, off SE 32nd Street, is closest to our Sanctuary, it has handicap and stroller parking. There is a roundabout for drop-offs. Our lower, main parking lot is also off SE 32nd Street. There are stairs that will lead you up to the Sanctuary. If that lot is full, there is also street parking on 32nd Street.
Learn more about accessibility at East Shore here.
URL:https://esuc.org/event/mindfulness-meditation-3/2024-03-27/
LOCATION:East Shore Unitarian Church\, 12700 SE 32nd Street\, Bellevue\, WA\, 98005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Featured,Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240326T190000
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SUMMARY:Epigenetics: How Environment Changes Your Biology
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Epigenetics is the science of living DNA, charting the chemical pathways that spur DNA into action by turning genes on and off. This rapidly advancing field has overturned traditional ideas about heredity, revealing that both behavior and the environment can affect the way our genes work. Adding a new twist to the nature-versus-nurture debate, epigenetics researchers have discovered that:
- We Inherit More Than We Suspect. Changes that affect the activity of DNA can be passed from parents to children.
- Epigenetics Works Quickly. Twenty minutes of exercise or just one meal can transform how your genes function.
- Pollution Gums Up Genetic Machinery. Pollution from a wide range of chemicals has a long-lasting effect on gene expression.
Epigenetics is ubiquitous, influenced by activities like diet and lifestyle. For example, aging is largely an epigenetic phenomenon. So is our susceptibility to many diseases, as well as our body’s ability to fight infection. You learn how epigenetics governs the X and Y chromosomes, the miraculous process of building an embryo, and the transmission of environmental experience between generations. And you investigate how epigenetics evolved in the first place and where the epigenetic universe might take us next, especially in the realm of medicine. For more details see
Epigenetics: How Environment Changes Your BiologyHow to Attend
Meetings are online (over Zoom) Tuesday Evenings at 7:00 p.m. beginning November 7 and lasts for 12 weeks.
Join via Zoom
More Information
Alan Carter has been a member of East Shore since 1997 and leads many of these classes.
For details see: The Great Courses
URL:https://esuc.org/event/epigenetics-how-environment-changes-your-biology/2024-03-26/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Featured,Learning
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SUMMARY:The Gift of Aging
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A monthly gathering to connect and discuss topics related to aging, such as: Considering retirement, aging while caring for teens and/or elderly parents, the importance of having your medical directives and other legal documents in order, and the benefits and joys of belonging to a vibrant community, to name just a few.
How to Attend
Join us in the Sanctuary after worship.
• To virtually attend, please Zoom in using room number 989 3107 9078, passcode: chalice.
• To phone into the service, call 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 989 3107 9078.
More Information
No need to have read the book or come before! All are welcome.
Questions? Please contact Rev. Maria Cristina at minister@esuc.org
Event Details
Google Maps offers you door-to-door directions for driving, walking, biking, or public transit.
We have several parking lots. Our upper lot, off SE 32nd Street, is closest to our Sanctuary, it has handicap and stroller parking. There is a roundabout for drop-offs. Our lower, main parking lot is also off SE 32nd Street. There are stairs that will lead you up to the Sanctuary. If that lot is full, there is also street parking on 32nd Street.
Learn more about accessibility at East Shore here.
URL:https://esuc.org/event/the-gift-of-aging/2024-03-24/
LOCATION:East Shore Unitarian Church\, 12700 SE 32nd Street\, Bellevue\, WA\, 98005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,East Shore Reads,Featured,Learning
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240319T203000
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SUMMARY:Epigenetics: How Environment Changes Your Biology
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Epigenetics is the science of living DNA, charting the chemical pathways that spur DNA into action by turning genes on and off. This rapidly advancing field has overturned traditional ideas about heredity, revealing that both behavior and the environment can affect the way our genes work. Adding a new twist to the nature-versus-nurture debate, epigenetics researchers have discovered that:
- We Inherit More Than We Suspect. Changes that affect the activity of DNA can be passed from parents to children.
- Epigenetics Works Quickly. Twenty minutes of exercise or just one meal can transform how your genes function.
- Pollution Gums Up Genetic Machinery. Pollution from a wide range of chemicals has a long-lasting effect on gene expression.
Epigenetics is ubiquitous, influenced by activities like diet and lifestyle. For example, aging is largely an epigenetic phenomenon. So is our susceptibility to many diseases, as well as our body’s ability to fight infection. You learn how epigenetics governs the X and Y chromosomes, the miraculous process of building an embryo, and the transmission of environmental experience between generations. And you investigate how epigenetics evolved in the first place and where the epigenetic universe might take us next, especially in the realm of medicine. For more details see
Epigenetics: How Environment Changes Your BiologyHow to Attend
Meetings are online (over Zoom) Tuesday Evenings at 7:00 p.m. beginning November 7 and lasts for 12 weeks.
Join via Zoom
More Information
Alan Carter has been a member of East Shore since 1997 and leads many of these classes.
For details see: The Great Courses
URL:https://esuc.org/event/epigenetics-how-environment-changes-your-biology/2024-03-19/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Featured,Learning
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SUMMARY:Family Covenant Circle
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CAREGIVERS in every stage and configuration are welcome. FCC is a group of East Shore families with children 0-18 where the adults share and support one another in the journey that is family life!
How to Attend
To connect with the group please email East Shore member, and group facilitator Martin Cox or amanda alice uluhan.
Childcare provided.
More Information
The ESUC Family Covenant Circle (FCC) is meeting in person and virtually for a multi-platform option.
For the latest on Religious Education programs, click here.
Event Details
Google Maps offers you door-to-door directions for driving, walking, biking, or public transit.
We have several parking lots. Our upper lot, off SE 32nd Street, is closest to our Sanctuary, it has handicap and stroller parking. There is a roundabout for drop-offs. Our lower, main parking lot is also off SE 32nd Street. There are stairs that will lead you up to the Sanctuary. If that lot is full, there is also street parking on 32nd Street.
Learn more about accessibility at East Shore here.
URL:https://esuc.org/event/family-covenant-circle/2024-03-17/
LOCATION:East Shore Unitarian Church\, 12700 SE 32nd Street\, Bellevue\, WA\, 98005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,RE - Children,RE - MS Youth,RE-HS Youth
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SUMMARY:Sacred Stiches
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Are you interested in participating in an arts & crafts group at ESUC? Do you have an unfinished project that you would like to finish while connecting with the community? Do you love to sew, quilt, knit, crochet, embroider, paint, do calligraphy, make jewelry, and more? Would you like to teach or learn these skills? Let’s get together to have fun doing all the things that bring us joy and an opportunity to distress and build community. All ages welcome!
How to Attend
We begin meeting in person at church (North Room) the second week of January, and going forward, meeting on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday 6:30-8:30. People can feel free to "drop in" at any time. We understand that for some folks 6:30 might be a bit too early. And of course, if anyone needs to leave earlier, that is A-OK!
More Information
If at any point someone needs to be “Zoomed” into the room, we can accommodate that. To get on the mailing list, please email Rev. María Cristina.
Event Details
Google Maps offers you door-to-door directions for driving, walking, biking, or public transit.
We have several parking lots. Our upper lot, off SE 32nd Street, is closest to our Sanctuary, it has handicap and stroller parking. There is a roundabout for drop-offs. Our lower, main parking lot is also off SE 32nd Street. There are stairs that will lead you up to the Sanctuary. If that lot is full, there is also street parking on 32nd Street.
Learn more about accessibility at East Shore here.
URL:https://esuc.org/event/sacred-stiches/2024-03-13/
LOCATION:East Shore Unitarian Church\, 12700 SE 32nd Street\, Bellevue\, WA\, 98005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Featured,Learning
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240313T173000
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SUMMARY:Mindfulness Meditation
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Members and friends are all invited to experience the power of community breathing together. Caroline Haessly will facilitate 6 sessions without prerequisites. Attend one or several as you wish.
How to Attend
Meet in the sanctuary, first and third Wednesdays. All are welcome. No registration. No cost.
More Information
Email Caroline if you have questions or just drop in.
Optional: bring a yoga mat, blanket, journal and pen. These are free of charge.
Event Details
Google Maps offers you door-to-door directions for driving, walking, biking, or public transit.
We have several parking lots. Our upper lot, off SE 32nd Street, is closest to our Sanctuary, it has handicap and stroller parking. There is a roundabout for drop-offs. Our lower, main parking lot is also off SE 32nd Street. There are stairs that will lead you up to the Sanctuary. If that lot is full, there is also street parking on 32nd Street.
Learn more about accessibility at East Shore here.
URL:https://esuc.org/event/mindfulness-meditation-3/2024-03-13/
LOCATION:East Shore Unitarian Church\, 12700 SE 32nd Street\, Bellevue\, WA\, 98005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Featured,Learning
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://esuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/mindfulness-meditaiton.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240312T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240312T203000
DTSTAMP:20240328T062127
CREATED:20240214T015048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T065244Z
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SUMMARY:Epigenetics: How Environment Changes Your Biology
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Epigenetics is the science of living DNA, charting the chemical pathways that spur DNA into action by turning genes on and off. This rapidly advancing field has overturned traditional ideas about heredity, revealing that both behavior and the environment can affect the way our genes work. Adding a new twist to the nature-versus-nurture debate, epigenetics researchers have discovered that:
- We Inherit More Than We Suspect. Changes that affect the activity of DNA can be passed from parents to children.
- Epigenetics Works Quickly. Twenty minutes of exercise or just one meal can transform how your genes function.
- Pollution Gums Up Genetic Machinery. Pollution from a wide range of chemicals has a long-lasting effect on gene expression.
Epigenetics is ubiquitous, influenced by activities like diet and lifestyle. For example, aging is largely an epigenetic phenomenon. So is our susceptibility to many diseases, as well as our body’s ability to fight infection. You learn how epigenetics governs the X and Y chromosomes, the miraculous process of building an embryo, and the transmission of environmental experience between generations. And you investigate how epigenetics evolved in the first place and where the epigenetic universe might take us next, especially in the realm of medicine. For more details see
Epigenetics: How Environment Changes Your BiologyHow to Attend
Meetings are online (over Zoom) Tuesday Evenings at 7:00 p.m. beginning November 7 and lasts for 12 weeks.
Join via Zoom
More Information
Alan Carter has been a member of East Shore since 1997 and leads many of these classes.
For details see: The Great Courses
URL:https://esuc.org/event/epigenetics-how-environment-changes-your-biology/2024-03-12/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Featured,Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240307T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240307T203000
DTSTAMP:20240328T062128
CREATED:20230428T023716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230428T023716Z
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SUMMARY:Humanist Discussion Group
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Join our monthly gathering of humanists for a discussion. Topics provided.
How to Attend
Join via Zoom Meeting ID: 897 8229 3617, Passcode: 230276
More Information
Led by John Thompson.
Event Details
Google Maps offers you door-to-door directions for driving, walking, biking, or public transit.
We have several parking lots. Our upper lot, off SE 32nd Street, is closest to our Sanctuary, it has handicap and stroller parking. There is a roundabout for drop-offs. Our lower, main parking lot is also off SE 32nd Street. There are stairs that will lead you up to the Sanctuary. If that lot is full, there is also street parking on 32nd Street.
Learn more about accessibility at East Shore here.
URL:https://esuc.org/event/humanist-discussion-group-2/2024-03-07/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Featured
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240305T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240305T203000
DTSTAMP:20240328T062128
CREATED:20240214T015048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T065243Z
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SUMMARY:Epigenetics: How Environment Changes Your Biology
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Epigenetics is the science of living DNA, charting the chemical pathways that spur DNA into action by turning genes on and off. This rapidly advancing field has overturned traditional ideas about heredity, revealing that both behavior and the environment can affect the way our genes work. Adding a new twist to the nature-versus-nurture debate, epigenetics researchers have discovered that:
- We Inherit More Than We Suspect. Changes that affect the activity of DNA can be passed from parents to children.
- Epigenetics Works Quickly. Twenty minutes of exercise or just one meal can transform how your genes function.
- Pollution Gums Up Genetic Machinery. Pollution from a wide range of chemicals has a long-lasting effect on gene expression.
Epigenetics is ubiquitous, influenced by activities like diet and lifestyle. For example, aging is largely an epigenetic phenomenon. So is our susceptibility to many diseases, as well as our body’s ability to fight infection. You learn how epigenetics governs the X and Y chromosomes, the miraculous process of building an embryo, and the transmission of environmental experience between generations. And you investigate how epigenetics evolved in the first place and where the epigenetic universe might take us next, especially in the realm of medicine. For more details see
Epigenetics: How Environment Changes Your BiologyHow to Attend
Meetings are online (over Zoom) Tuesday Evenings at 7:00 p.m. beginning November 7 and lasts for 12 weeks.
Join via Zoom
More Information
Alan Carter has been a member of East Shore since 1997 and leads many of these classes.
For details see: The Great Courses
URL:https://esuc.org/event/epigenetics-how-environment-changes-your-biology/2024-03-05/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Featured,Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240228T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240228T210000
DTSTAMP:20240328T062128
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SUMMARY:Fourth Wednesday Book Club: Lessons in Chemistry
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Please join us to discuss Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant, Nobel–prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with—of all things—her mind. True chemistry results.
But like science, life is unpredictable. Which is why a few years later Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother, but the reluctant star of America’s most beloved cooking show Supper at Six. Her unusual approach to cooking proves revolutionary. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy, because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn’t just teaching women to cook, she’s daring them to change the status quo.
How to Attend
To virtually attend, please Zoom in using room number: 896 7249 9304
Passcode: 403930
More Information
List of 2023-2024 Books
URL:https://esuc.org/event/fourth-wednesday-book-club-lessons-in-chemistry/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240228T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240228T203000
DTSTAMP:20240328T062128
CREATED:20231221T073040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240214T013233Z
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SUMMARY:Sacred Stiches
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Are you interested in participating in an arts & crafts group at ESUC? Do you have an unfinished project that you would like to finish while connecting with the community? Do you love to sew, quilt, knit, crochet, embroider, paint, do calligraphy, make jewelry, and more? Would you like to teach or learn these skills? Let’s get together to have fun doing all the things that bring us joy and an opportunity to distress and build community. All ages welcome!
How to Attend
We begin meeting in person at church (North Room) the second week of January, and going forward, meeting on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday 6:30-8:30. People can feel free to "drop in" at any time. We understand that for some folks 6:30 might be a bit too early. And of course, if anyone needs to leave earlier, that is A-OK!
More Information
If at any point someone needs to be “Zoomed” into the room, we can accommodate that. To get on the mailing list, please email Rev. María Cristina.
Event Details
Google Maps offers you door-to-door directions for driving, walking, biking, or public transit.
We have several parking lots. Our upper lot, off SE 32nd Street, is closest to our Sanctuary, it has handicap and stroller parking. There is a roundabout for drop-offs. Our lower, main parking lot is also off SE 32nd Street. There are stairs that will lead you up to the Sanctuary. If that lot is full, there is also street parking on 32nd Street.
Learn more about accessibility at East Shore here.
URL:https://esuc.org/event/sacred-stiches/2024-02-28/
LOCATION:East Shore Unitarian Church\, 12700 SE 32nd Street\, Bellevue\, WA\, 98005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Featured,Learning
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240228T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240228T173000
DTSTAMP:20240328T062128
CREATED:20240214T012956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240214T012956Z
UID:30105-1709136000-1709141400@esuc.org
SUMMARY:Mindfulness Meditation
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Members and friends are all invited to experience the power of community breathing together. Caroline Haessly will facilitate 6 sessions without prerequisites. Attend one or several as you wish.
How to Attend
Meet in the sanctuary, first and third Wednesdays. All are welcome. No registration. No cost.
More Information
Email Caroline if you have questions or just drop in.
Optional: bring a yoga mat, blanket, journal and pen. These are free of charge.
Event Details
Google Maps offers you door-to-door directions for driving, walking, biking, or public transit.
We have several parking lots. Our upper lot, off SE 32nd Street, is closest to our Sanctuary, it has handicap and stroller parking. There is a roundabout for drop-offs. Our lower, main parking lot is also off SE 32nd Street. There are stairs that will lead you up to the Sanctuary. If that lot is full, there is also street parking on 32nd Street.
Learn more about accessibility at East Shore here.
URL:https://esuc.org/event/mindfulness-meditation-3/2024-02-28/
LOCATION:East Shore Unitarian Church\, 12700 SE 32nd Street\, Bellevue\, WA\, 98005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Featured,Learning
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://esuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/mindfulness-meditaiton.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240227T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240227T210000
DTSTAMP:20240328T062128
CREATED:20231221T072300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231221T072312Z
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SUMMARY:Meaningful Movies: Evergreen
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In February, Meaningful Movies Bellevue will screen Evergreen, from Bullfrog Films. In this film, we meet Marianne Edain and Steve Erickson, who have worked continually to retain the rural character and ecological diversity of Whidbey Island in Puget Sound, just north of Seattle. Through their organization Whidbey Environmental Action Network (WEAN), Edain and Erickson have monitored county applications for development and logging; challenged projects that violate state environmental law and led the way in science-based environmental public policymaking. In partnership with citizens and communities up and down Whidbey Island, they have helped keep trees standing and protected sensitive island ecosystems. Join us for this inspiring film and learn what is happening right here in Puget Sound to help protect our natural world. Plan to join via Zoom to find out what you can do to help support this work!
How to Attend
Join us via Zoom: Meeting ID: 879 2971 8047, Passcode: MMB
More Information
Learn more about the Meaningful Movies Project here.
Follow us on Facebook for all our screenings!
Meaningful Movies Bellevue offers free films every fourth Tuesday of the month from September through May. All are welcome to attend these virtual social justice events! The films are followed with a discussion session that often includes local speakers. The Meaningful Movies Bellevue team selects what films we want to show each month and organizes the discussion session that follows the film. If you would like to learn more about Meaningful Movies Bellevue or you would like to be part of this team, please email Lynn Roesch.
Trailer
URL:https://esuc.org/event/meaningful-movies-evergreen/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Climate Justice,Featured,Justice
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://esuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Evergreen.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240227T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240227T203000
DTSTAMP:20240328T062128
CREATED:20240214T015048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T065241Z
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SUMMARY:Epigenetics: How Environment Changes Your Biology
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Epigenetics is the science of living DNA, charting the chemical pathways that spur DNA into action by turning genes on and off. This rapidly advancing field has overturned traditional ideas about heredity, revealing that both behavior and the environment can affect the way our genes work. Adding a new twist to the nature-versus-nurture debate, epigenetics researchers have discovered that:
- We Inherit More Than We Suspect. Changes that affect the activity of DNA can be passed from parents to children.
- Epigenetics Works Quickly. Twenty minutes of exercise or just one meal can transform how your genes function.
- Pollution Gums Up Genetic Machinery. Pollution from a wide range of chemicals has a long-lasting effect on gene expression.
Epigenetics is ubiquitous, influenced by activities like diet and lifestyle. For example, aging is largely an epigenetic phenomenon. So is our susceptibility to many diseases, as well as our body’s ability to fight infection. You learn how epigenetics governs the X and Y chromosomes, the miraculous process of building an embryo, and the transmission of environmental experience between generations. And you investigate how epigenetics evolved in the first place and where the epigenetic universe might take us next, especially in the realm of medicine. For more details see
Epigenetics: How Environment Changes Your BiologyHow to Attend
Meetings are online (over Zoom) Tuesday Evenings at 7:00 p.m. beginning November 7 and lasts for 12 weeks.
Join via Zoom
More Information
Alan Carter has been a member of East Shore since 1997 and leads many of these classes.
For details see: The Great Courses
URL:https://esuc.org/event/epigenetics-how-environment-changes-your-biology/2024-02-27/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Featured,Learning
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://esuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Epigenetics.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240220T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240220T203000
DTSTAMP:20240328T062128
CREATED:20240214T015048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T065240Z
UID:30128-1708455600-1708461000@esuc.org
SUMMARY:Epigenetics: How Environment Changes Your Biology
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Epigenetics is the science of living DNA, charting the chemical pathways that spur DNA into action by turning genes on and off. This rapidly advancing field has overturned traditional ideas about heredity, revealing that both behavior and the environment can affect the way our genes work. Adding a new twist to the nature-versus-nurture debate, epigenetics researchers have discovered that:
- We Inherit More Than We Suspect. Changes that affect the activity of DNA can be passed from parents to children.
- Epigenetics Works Quickly. Twenty minutes of exercise or just one meal can transform how your genes function.
- Pollution Gums Up Genetic Machinery. Pollution from a wide range of chemicals has a long-lasting effect on gene expression.
Epigenetics is ubiquitous, influenced by activities like diet and lifestyle. For example, aging is largely an epigenetic phenomenon. So is our susceptibility to many diseases, as well as our body’s ability to fight infection. You learn how epigenetics governs the X and Y chromosomes, the miraculous process of building an embryo, and the transmission of environmental experience between generations. And you investigate how epigenetics evolved in the first place and where the epigenetic universe might take us next, especially in the realm of medicine. For more details see
Epigenetics: How Environment Changes Your BiologyHow to Attend
Meetings are online (over Zoom) Tuesday Evenings at 7:00 p.m. beginning November 7 and lasts for 12 weeks.
Join via Zoom
More Information
Alan Carter has been a member of East Shore since 1997 and leads many of these classes.
For details see: The Great Courses
URL:https://esuc.org/event/epigenetics-how-environment-changes-your-biology/2024-02-20/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Featured,Learning
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://esuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Epigenetics.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240218T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240218T133000
DTSTAMP:20240328T062129
CREATED:20240131T020548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T054759Z
UID:30033-1708257600-1708263000@esuc.org
SUMMARY:The Gift of Aging
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A monthly gathering to connect and discuss topics related to aging, such as: Considering retirement, aging while caring for teens and/or elderly parents, the importance of having your medical directives and other legal documents in order, and the benefits and joys of belonging to a vibrant community, to name just a few.
How to Attend
Join us in the Sanctuary after worship.
• To virtually attend, please Zoom in using room number 989 3107 9078, passcode: chalice.
• To phone into the service, call 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 989 3107 9078.
More Information
No need to have read the book or come before! All are welcome.
Questions? Please contact Rev. Maria Cristina at minister@esuc.org
Event Details
Google Maps offers you door-to-door directions for driving, walking, biking, or public transit.
We have several parking lots. Our upper lot, off SE 32nd Street, is closest to our Sanctuary, it has handicap and stroller parking. There is a roundabout for drop-offs. Our lower, main parking lot is also off SE 32nd Street. There are stairs that will lead you up to the Sanctuary. If that lot is full, there is also street parking on 32nd Street.
Learn more about accessibility at East Shore here.
URL:https://esuc.org/event/the-gift-of-aging/2024-02-18/
LOCATION:East Shore Unitarian Church\, 12700 SE 32nd Street\, Bellevue\, WA\, 98005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,East Shore Reads,Featured,Learning
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://esuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ageing-to-sageing.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240218T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240218T133000
DTSTAMP:20240328T062129
CREATED:20220209T025933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220209T025933Z
UID:30089-1708257600-1708263000@esuc.org
SUMMARY:Family Covenant Circle
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CAREGIVERS in every stage and configuration are welcome. FCC is a group of East Shore families with children 0-18 where the adults share and support one another in the journey that is family life!
How to Attend
To connect with the group please email East Shore member, and group facilitator Martin Cox or amanda alice uluhan.
Childcare provided.
More Information
The ESUC Family Covenant Circle (FCC) is meeting in person and virtually for a multi-platform option.
For the latest on Religious Education programs, click here.
Event Details
Google Maps offers you door-to-door directions for driving, walking, biking, or public transit.
We have several parking lots. Our upper lot, off SE 32nd Street, is closest to our Sanctuary, it has handicap and stroller parking. There is a roundabout for drop-offs. Our lower, main parking lot is also off SE 32nd Street. There are stairs that will lead you up to the Sanctuary. If that lot is full, there is also street parking on 32nd Street.
Learn more about accessibility at East Shore here.
URL:https://esuc.org/event/family-covenant-circle/2024-02-18/
LOCATION:East Shore Unitarian Church\, 12700 SE 32nd Street\, Bellevue\, WA\, 98005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,RE - Children,RE - MS Youth,RE-HS Youth
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240214T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240214T203000
DTSTAMP:20240328T062129
CREATED:20231221T073040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240214T013231Z
UID:29883-1707935400-1707942600@esuc.org
SUMMARY:Sacred Stiches
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Are you interested in participating in an arts & crafts group at ESUC? Do you have an unfinished project that you would like to finish while connecting with the community? Do you love to sew, quilt, knit, crochet, embroider, paint, do calligraphy, make jewelry, and more? Would you like to teach or learn these skills? Let’s get together to have fun doing all the things that bring us joy and an opportunity to distress and build community. All ages welcome!
How to Attend
We begin meeting in person at church (North Room) the second week of January, and going forward, meeting on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday 6:30-8:30. People can feel free to "drop in" at any time. We understand that for some folks 6:30 might be a bit too early. And of course, if anyone needs to leave earlier, that is A-OK!
More Information
If at any point someone needs to be “Zoomed” into the room, we can accommodate that. To get on the mailing list, please email Rev. María Cristina.
Event Details
Google Maps offers you door-to-door directions for driving, walking, biking, or public transit.
We have several parking lots. Our upper lot, off SE 32nd Street, is closest to our Sanctuary, it has handicap and stroller parking. There is a roundabout for drop-offs. Our lower, main parking lot is also off SE 32nd Street. There are stairs that will lead you up to the Sanctuary. If that lot is full, there is also street parking on 32nd Street.
Learn more about accessibility at East Shore here.
URL:https://esuc.org/event/sacred-stiches/2024-02-14/
LOCATION:East Shore Unitarian Church\, 12700 SE 32nd Street\, Bellevue\, WA\, 98005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Featured,Learning
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://esuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Sacred-Stitches.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240214T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240214T173000
DTSTAMP:20240328T062129
CREATED:20240214T012956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240214T013004Z
UID:30102-1707926400-1707931800@esuc.org
SUMMARY:Mindfulness Meditation
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Members and friends are all invited to experience the power of community breathing together. Caroline Haessly will facilitate 6 sessions without prerequisites. Attend one or several as you wish.
How to Attend
Meet in the sanctuary, first and third Wednesdays. All are welcome. No registration. No cost.
More Information
Email Caroline if you have questions or just drop in.
Optional: bring a yoga mat, blanket, journal and pen. These are free of charge.
Event Details
Google Maps offers you door-to-door directions for driving, walking, biking, or public transit.
We have several parking lots. Our upper lot, off SE 32nd Street, is closest to our Sanctuary, it has handicap and stroller parking. There is a roundabout for drop-offs. Our lower, main parking lot is also off SE 32nd Street. There are stairs that will lead you up to the Sanctuary. If that lot is full, there is also street parking on 32nd Street.
Learn more about accessibility at East Shore here.
URL:https://esuc.org/event/mindfulness-meditation-3/2024-02-14/
LOCATION:East Shore Unitarian Church\, 12700 SE 32nd Street\, Bellevue\, WA\, 98005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Featured,Learning
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://esuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/mindfulness-meditaiton.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240201T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240201T203000
DTSTAMP:20240328T062129
CREATED:20230428T023716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230428T023716Z
UID:29598-1706814000-1706819400@esuc.org
SUMMARY:Humanist Discussion Group
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Join our monthly gathering of humanists for a discussion. Topics provided.
How to Attend
Join via Zoom Meeting ID: 897 8229 3617, Passcode: 230276
More Information
Led by John Thompson.
Event Details
Google Maps offers you door-to-door directions for driving, walking, biking, or public transit.
We have several parking lots. Our upper lot, off SE 32nd Street, is closest to our Sanctuary, it has handicap and stroller parking. There is a roundabout for drop-offs. Our lower, main parking lot is also off SE 32nd Street. There are stairs that will lead you up to the Sanctuary. If that lot is full, there is also street parking on 32nd Street.
Learn more about accessibility at East Shore here.
URL:https://esuc.org/event/humanist-discussion-group-2/2024-02-01/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Featured
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://esuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Humanist.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240131T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240131T203000
DTSTAMP:20240328T062130
CREATED:20231221T071430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231221T071439Z
UID:29557-1706729400-1706733000@esuc.org
SUMMARY:East Shore & You!
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Are you new to East Shore? Want to learn more about our faith, our community, or how to be a member? Join Nicole Duff and Rev. María Cristina to learn more and get to know one another. All are welcome.
How to Attend
Join Zoom Meeting 848 6844 8004, Passcode: EastShore.
Questions? Contact Nicole Duff.
More Information
I’ll have information available if you’d like to join, but there is no pressure at all, this is really just an opportunity to get to know more about East Shore.
Event Details
Google Maps offers you door-to-door directions for driving, walking, biking, or public transit.
We have several parking lots. Our upper lot, off SE 32nd Street, is closest to our Sanctuary, it has handicap and stroller parking. There is a roundabout for drop-offs. Our lower, main parking lot is also off SE 32nd Street. There are stairs that will lead you up to the Sanctuary. If that lot is full, there is also street parking on 32nd Street.
Learn more about accessibility at East Shore here.
URL:https://esuc.org/event/east-shore-you-jan-2024/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Featured,Learning
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://esuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Chalice.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240128T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240128T133000
DTSTAMP:20240328T062130
CREATED:20240103T231435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240127T002318Z
UID:29873-1706443200-1706448600@esuc.org
SUMMARY:A Month of Reflection & New Beginnings
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Join members of the Lay Pastoral Ministry Team and Rev. María Cristina as we explore inspirational stories and insights for aging with joy and purpose. Guided by the books From Age-ing to Sage-ing by Reb Zalman, and The Gift of Aging by Houle & Eckstrom, together we will explore how shifting our perspective on aging can reveal a spectrum of rich experiences and invaluable insights. We’ll reflect on how we can harness the power of a positive mindset to cultivate resilience, mental well-being, and a deeper sense of life satisfaction and purpose. Join us as we share practical strategies to enrich our journey, such as engaging in lifelong learning, building intergenerational connections, practicing gratitude, and seeking narratives that celebrate the beauty and depth of age.
How to Attend
Join us in the Sanctuary after worship.
• To virtually attend, please Zoom in using room number 989 3107 9078, passcode: chalice.
• To phone into the service, call 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 989 3107 9078.
More Information
Light Refreshments Provided.
Event Details
Google Maps offers you door-to-door directions for driving, walking, biking, or public transit.
We have several parking lots. Our upper lot, off SE 32nd Street, is closest to our Sanctuary, it has handicap and stroller parking. There is a roundabout for drop-offs. Our lower, main parking lot is also off SE 32nd Street. There are stairs that will lead you up to the Sanctuary. If that lot is full, there is also street parking on 32nd Street.
Learn more about accessibility at East Shore here.
URL:https://esuc.org/event/a-month-of-reflection-new-beginnings/2024-01-28/
LOCATION:East Shore Unitarian Church\, 12700 SE 32nd Street\, Bellevue\, WA\, 98005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,East Shore Reads,Featured,Learning
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://esuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ageing-to-sageing.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240124T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240124T210000
DTSTAMP:20240328T062130
CREATED:20231221T071153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231221T071205Z
UID:29554-1706122800-1706130000@esuc.org
SUMMARY:Fourth Wednesday Book Club: Prodigal Summer
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Please join us to discuss The Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver. Over the course of one humid summer, as the urge to procreate overtakes the lush countryside, this novel's intriguing protagonists—a reclusive wildlife biologist, a young farmer's wife marooned far from home, and a pair of elderly, feuding neighbors—face disparate predicaments but find connections to one another and to the flora and fauna with whom they necessarily share a place.
How to Attend
To virtually attend, please Zoom in using room number: 896 7249 9304
Passcode: 403930
More Information
List of 2023-2024 Books
URL:https://esuc.org/event/fourth-wednesday-book-club-prodigal-summer/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Featured
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://esuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/prodigal-summer-1.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240124T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240124T203000
DTSTAMP:20240328T062131
CREATED:20231221T073040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240214T013229Z
UID:29882-1706121000-1706128200@esuc.org
SUMMARY:Sacred Stiches
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Are you interested in participating in an arts & crafts group at ESUC? Do you have an unfinished project that you would like to finish while connecting with the community? Do you love to sew, quilt, knit, crochet, embroider, paint, do calligraphy, make jewelry, and more? Would you like to teach or learn these skills? Let’s get together to have fun doing all the things that bring us joy and an opportunity to distress and build community. All ages welcome!
How to Attend
We begin meeting in person at church (North Room) the second week of January, and going forward, meeting on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday 6:30-8:30. People can feel free to "drop in" at any time. We understand that for some folks 6:30 might be a bit too early. And of course, if anyone needs to leave earlier, that is A-OK!
More Information
If at any point someone needs to be “Zoomed” into the room, we can accommodate that. To get on the mailing list, please email Rev. María Cristina.
Event Details
Google Maps offers you door-to-door directions for driving, walking, biking, or public transit.
We have several parking lots. Our upper lot, off SE 32nd Street, is closest to our Sanctuary, it has handicap and stroller parking. There is a roundabout for drop-offs. Our lower, main parking lot is also off SE 32nd Street. There are stairs that will lead you up to the Sanctuary. If that lot is full, there is also street parking on 32nd Street.
Learn more about accessibility at East Shore here.
URL:https://esuc.org/event/sacred-stiches/2024-01-24/
LOCATION:East Shore Unitarian Church\, 12700 SE 32nd Street\, Bellevue\, WA\, 98005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Featured,Learning
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SUMMARY:Meaningful Movies: The If Project
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Join Meaningful Movies Bellevue’s first screening of 2024! We will be showing The If Project, a feature-length documentary that explores the reasons why women are the fastest growing segment of the incarcerated population, increasing at nearly double the rate of men since 1985. The film follows a group of inmates incarcerated at the Washington Corrections Center for Women. These women are part of a writing workshop cofounded by Seattle Police Detective Kim Bogucki and former inmate Renata Abramson. Now a thriving non-profit organization, The If Project serves justice-involved individuals and their families. Plan to join via Zoom to find out what the “If” question is all about!
How to Attend
Join us via Zoom: Meeting ID: 879 2971 8047, Passcode: MMB
More Information
Learn more about the Meaningful Movies Project here.
Follow us on Facebook for all our screenings!
Meaningful Movies Bellevue offers free films every fourth Tuesday of the month from September through May. All are welcome to attend these virtual social justice events! The films are followed with a discussion session that often includes local speakers. The Meaningful Movies Bellevue team selects what films we want to show each month and organizes the discussion session that follows the film. If you would like to learn more about Meaningful Movies Bellevue or you would like to be part of this team, please email Lynn Roesch.
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URL:https://esuc.org/event/meaningful-movies-the-if-project/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Featured,Justice
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SUMMARY:The Power of Thought Experiments
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Have you ever wondered what it means to be immortal? Or how you would act in a life-or-death situation? Or what would happen if you could travel back in time?
If you’ve ever thought about questions like these, you’re already familiar with the world of thought experiments. Thought experiments are “what if” scenarios—hypothetical situations that invite us to look rigorously at how we think and view the world.
In The Power of Thought Experiments, award-winning philosopher Daniel Breyer of Illinois State University takes you around the world and across intellectual traditions to explore the power of thought experiments—from ancient Greece and China to contemporary science and philosophy. The course invites you on a diverse intellectual journey that will challenge the way you think by asking you to consider thought experiments that range from the mundane to the fantastic, not just for fun, but always with a discerning eye for why great thinkers considered them and what insights they reveal.
Professor Breyer’s engaging teaching style, eye-opening perspectives, and amazingly detailed knowledge of this field make the lectures a multifaceted immersion in a remarkable arena of human thought.
In 24 enthralling lectures, you’ll match wits with ancient thinkers like Aristotle, Ibn Sina, and Zhuangzi, as well as modern thinkers like Galileo, Hobbes, and Leibniz, all the way up to an astonishing array of contemporary philosophers and scientists, in a far-reaching look into thought experiments across the ages.
And, critically, you won’t simply learn about influential thought experiments throughout history, you’ll work through them in your own thinking, question them, challenge them, and evaluate what power they have to expand our minds and inform our lives.
Historic Thought Experiments
Try this thought experiment, from philosopher Robert Nozick: You have the chance to plug in to a virtual reality machine where you can experience anything you want. You can live the kind of life you’ve only dreamed of, doing everything you’ve ever wanted to do, with the people you love plugged in right alongside you. You’ll even experience everything as absolutely real. The only catch? You must leave the real world behind. Would you plug in? Thought experiments are fascinating, fun to think about, and useful. They’ve been used since ancient times by philosophers, scientists, and other thinkers to solve problems, reveal what’s important to us, and help to understand ourselves and the world.
In this provocative and delightful course, you’ll come to grips with a wide range of thought experiments from many traditions. A few of these mental voyages include:
- Seventeenth-century philosopher John Locke’s thought experiment about a “body exchange” between a prince and another man, which obliges us to think deeply about what makes us the same people over time.
- Albert Einstein’s thought experiment, wherein, a giant elevator is accelerated through empty space, allowing us to explore what would happen under conditions that we can’t produce yet, giving genuine insight into the natural world.
- The well-known “Trolley Problem” that Philippa Foot first introduced in her 1967 paper that involved the two case studies of a trolley driver and a transplant, which demonstrated, perhaps surprisingly, that we tend to approve the idea of trading one life to save several lives in some situations while not in other situations.
- Modern thought experiments about moral luck, which suggest that we have conflicting intuitions about whether we can hold people responsible for things that are out of their control.
Most thought experiments involve imaginary scenarios, which is why they are thought experiments. And, as influential philosopher Derek Parfit pointed out, “We discover our beliefs are revealed most clearly when we consider imaginary cases. These beliefs also cover actual cases, and our own lives.” By these means, thought experiments are of real value in revealing and challenging our deepest assumptions, beliefs, and thought processes.
Refine Your Powers of Thought and Reasoning
Throughout the 24 lectures of The Power of Thought Experiments, you’ll investigate classic thought experiments on a spectrum of topics, such as:
- The Parameters of Ethics. You’re faced with the choice of whether to save a drowning child. In this and other settings involving a person’s power to prevent something bad from happening, learn how thought experiments have probed our notions of ethics and morality. Work through problems that look at what our moral obligations are to others and the limits of those obligations and consider situations that challenge our sense of what’s right and wrong and what we should or shouldn’t do.
- The Boundaries of Identity. Across three lectures, grasp how thought experiments offer a valuable window into our conceptions of personal identity and selfhood. Through narratives where you undergo brain transplants, teletransportation, and sensory deprivation, reckon with questions concerning what defines or delimits the “you” you know yourself to be. Is identity necessarily related to the body? Where does the self begin and where does it end?
- “Schrödinger’s Cat.” Within quantum mechanics, take the measure of this famous thought experiment exploring superposition—the notion that quantum phenomena seem to exist in different states at the same time. See how Schrödinger’s scenario, which pictures a cat and a potentially lethal device within a steel chamber, uncovers a serious theoretical problem: according to the standard view of quantum theory, the cat in the chamber is both alive and dead.
- Is Your Will Free? We think of ourselves as acting from free will. But is this the case? Examine this question, using thought experiments that explore the problem of how we make a choice when no single alternative seems better, or when we’re torn between two choices. Assess whether such choices are truly free, or whether they’re determined by prior or surrounding causes. Look rigorously at determinism and indeterminism vis-à-vis will.
- A Brush with Immortality. You’ve taken a pill that allows you to live forever, in the healthiest possible state, with guaranteed freedom and prosperity, and the periodic option to cancel the deal. Witness how thought experiments have been used to explore the implications of such a condition, not as a fictional flight of fancy but as a means for investigating whether unlimited life is desirable, and what makes a (mortal) life truly worth living.
A Dazzling and Provocative Adventure
Throughout the course, Professor Breyer contextualizes the thought experiments at hand with incisive commentary on how they have been viewed, interpreted, and argued about through time, showing how thought experiments have influenced the history of science, philosophy, epistemology, ethics, psychology, law, and many other fields of knowledge.
Along the way, you’ll gain vivid clarity on the power of thought experiments to open us up to new ways of thinking, to identify what we care about and what we truly believe, to stretch our imaginations, to help us investigate the world, and to advance the boundaries of knowledge.
Professor Breyer’s compelling and wide-ranging presentation makes these lectures both illuminating and richly enjoyable. Join history’s great thinkers in The Power of Thought Experiments—for an extraordinary journey into your own mind.
How to Attend
Meetings are online (over Zoom) Tuesday Evenings at 7:00 p.m. beginning November 7 and lasts for 12 weeks.
To join the class, use the following link: https://rebrand.ly/zhzte8a
More Information
Alan Carter has been a member of East Shore since 1997 and leads many of these classes.
For details see: The Great Courses
URL:https://esuc.org/event/the-power-of-thought-experiments/2024-01-23/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Featured,Learning
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SUMMARY:A Month of Reflection & New Beginnings
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Join members of the Lay Pastoral Ministry Team and Rev. María Cristina as we explore inspirational stories and insights for aging with joy and purpose. Guided by the books From Age-ing to Sage-ing by Reb Zalman, and The Gift of Aging by Houle & Eckstrom, together we will explore how shifting our perspective on aging can reveal a spectrum of rich experiences and invaluable insights. We’ll reflect on how we can harness the power of a positive mindset to cultivate resilience, mental well-being, and a deeper sense of life satisfaction and purpose. Join us as we share practical strategies to enrich our journey, such as engaging in lifelong learning, building intergenerational connections, practicing gratitude, and seeking narratives that celebrate the beauty and depth of age.
How to Attend
Join us in the Sanctuary after worship.
• To virtually attend, please Zoom in using room number 989 3107 9078, passcode: chalice.
• To phone into the service, call 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 989 3107 9078.
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Light Refreshments Provided.
Event Details
Google Maps offers you door-to-door directions for driving, walking, biking, or public transit.
We have several parking lots. Our upper lot, off SE 32nd Street, is closest to our Sanctuary, it has handicap and stroller parking. There is a roundabout for drop-offs. Our lower, main parking lot is also off SE 32nd Street. There are stairs that will lead you up to the Sanctuary. If that lot is full, there is also street parking on 32nd Street.
Learn more about accessibility at East Shore here.
URL:https://esuc.org/event/a-month-of-reflection-new-beginnings/2024-01-21/
LOCATION:East Shore Unitarian Church\, 12700 SE 32nd Street\, Bellevue\, WA\, 98005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,East Shore Reads,Featured,Learning
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